First Nations student Julianne Beaudin-Herney created a stir after petitioning for a mandatory credit in indigenous studies for programs taught at the University of Regina.
“Once you’re at university, your knowledge is reinforced, and you can take this information you’re learning and apply it to your home life, school, and the workplace,” Beaudin-Herney said in an interview with the Regina Leader-Post.
The petition has gained 1,000 signatures, but not everyone is a supporter. In particular, engineering students are taking issue with the course because it interferes with their single humanities elective.
Nevertheless, Beaudin–Herney has expanded the petition to other universities across the country.
